The theme of this special journal issue is theatre administration. The journal is divided into four parts: a short introduction and three major sections on the role of the theatre chair, theatre administration in the 1980's, and evaluating creative work. Among others, topics covered in the issue's 13 articles include (1) the changing nature of the job, (2) the chairperson as change agent, (3) the theatre administrator in the 1980's, (4) retrenchment and revival, (5) evaluating theatrical directors for promotion and tenure, and (6) evaluative criteria for theatre arts in the secondary school. (JL)